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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-29
A GAIT PoETEss.
A young lady of Gait thus speaks poet
ically of the boom:

JOuHS Iduy UI UdIl mus speaks u
Ically of the boom:
Tell me not in mournful numbers
That the boom S an empty dream,
For the speculator slumbers
If things are not what they seem.
If we have to beg or borrow.
Though we never hope to paw,
Let US buy. that each tomorrow
Find us richer than to-day.
In the boom's broad field of battle.
While the speculation's rife,
Give the box another rattle
Be boomster in the strife.
Booms of boomsters all remind us
We can make our boom sublime.
And, departing, leave behind us
Options on the sands of Time.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-29

him they had money in the Sacramento
banks, and authorized him to invest con-
siderable sums for them. He has received
letter from prominent real estate firm
IN Solano county, saying that they will
form syndicate there and raise fund for
investment here
WHO CAN EQUAL IT?
" What will your land producer" asked
a man from Los Angeles yesterday of a
farmer who cultivates the soil in the Pier
son District. Well" replied the happy
tiller of the soil, if l should tell YOU what
our land produces you would not believe
me, but | assure you, sir. that am not
lying when | tell you that this year we
have produced $50 bushels of barley to the
acre. The first crop yielded 100 bushels.
The stubble was plowed under, the land
ireseeded, and the second crop yielded so
bushels" This seems like an extravagant
assertion, but the RECORD UNION, knowing
the facts, is willing to back the statement.
This land along the Sacramento river, and
on the islands in the southern portion of
the county, yields two crops of produce an
nually: Mr.. Stephenson, in the Pierson Dis
trlct, this year raised crop of potatoes
yielding 100 sacks to the acre, and for a sec
ond crop raised two ton of beans to the
acre. Beans are worth two cents per
pound. Can any one desire more product
i've land than that?
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-29
Tuesday, September 6, 1887,

For building Rsidge ll0 feet in the span and
~ feet Nide ia the clear, over the Mokelumne
river, near New Hope. The builder to whom
the contract will be awarded must furnish
good and sufficient bond for the proper fulfill
ment of the contract. The Board of Supervis-
o1s reserve the right to reject any or all bids A
certified check in the amount of ten per cent of
the whole amount of the bid must accompany
each proposal, as a guarantee that good and
sufficient bond will be made for the fulfillment
of the contract II awarded to the bidder.
ALEX. MAYBERRY,
sul7-td Road Commissioner
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-29

WANTEp-A syndicate OF 25, with $500
each, 70 purchase one of the finest places
in Sacramento county to subdivide. Will
treble money in 90 days. Apply to Edwin
X. Alsip & Co., real estate agents, Sacra-
mento, until Tuesday. August Both.
II you want the very best piano and at
the same time the most durable, buy only
the Mathushek piano. the only solid iron
frame piano with the tuning pins pushed
in. See them at Cooper's Music Store. e
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-29
THEY TRAVEL on LOCOMOTIVES.

Edwin K. Alsip, the real estate dealer,
had occasion TO go TO Nape on urgent bust
ness, and had to take Sunday to make the
trip, as he did not dare to risk absenting
himself from the city to-day. The overland
train being behind time he engaged loco
motive to take him to Suisun, making the
run in time to connect with the Napa train
at that point.
Mr.. Alsip returned last evening. and re-
ports that on his trip he met number of
capitalists who said they were coming here
at once to invest. Two gentlemen told
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

WHEREVER creamery has been estab-
lished in the territory it has been a sue
cess and the farmers in the vicinity are
making money. Whatever the farmer
can make ON his COWS and chickens
in this country is velvet. The small,
diversified farmer can make living on
his crops, but that is all. The Ellen
dale Commercial strikes it about right
when it says:
. The greatest humbug in the world to-
day is the theory OF raising wheat as a
money making industry. No other popular
falacy has cost the farmers of the North
west as much in time, labor and suffering.
In view of the experience Of the past three
years it needs no argument to satisfy the
farmers of Central Dakota that they have
been on the wrong track. The thing to do
now is to quit the business of wheat rails
ing and get into the dairy business. A
creamery has been established in Glendale
and every farmer who keeps few COWS
can sell his product at his own door from
day to day, thus securing cash income.
The only actual profit that farmers with
limited means can get nowadays comes
from live stock breeding, dairying and
mixed farming. These are all facts, and
theories which may be set up in opposition
to them are the veriest bOsh. If our farm
ers will turn their horses and high-prlced
machinery into cows or young stock they
will thereby place themselves on the road
to independence and comfort.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

q Iu IS said that Sitting Bulls people
raised $4,000 to send him to Washington
to lobby in their interest this winter, and
that he can have more if he needs it.
Sitting Bull has been around the coun-
try considerable and he has become ac-
qnainted with the ways Of the white man.
IF any portion Of the great Sioux reser-
walton is opened up, he wants the cash
for it. He believes if the Indians have
the cash they can 60 into an nopen market
and get such things as they want in the
way of wagons, farming utensils and
supplies, and live better than they now
live under the agency system. Mr.. Bull
thinks the Indian should be elevated,
and believes that with money his tribe
would soon take proper rank among the
great nations of the earth. He has dis
covered the power of money. 5's
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23
The Grand Forks Herald has disco

HE Grand Forks Herald has discov-
cred that the Sparks administration is
the cause of all the trouble between the
government and the officials of the
Northern Pacific road, which has cul-
minated in the Indictment of Vice Presi-
dent Oakes and others, charged with cut
ting timber on the government lands.
The facts are that the railroad needs the
timber; that they have cut and used the
timber for construction and repairs; that
the company owns these timber lands,
and that their title would be perfect il
the necessary surveys had been made to
determine ITS location. Law provides for
surveys at request of private parties who
will pay the cost OF surveying. Secre-
tary Lamar repeatedly ordered these
surveys to be made, but Sparks as per-
sistently neglected to have the work
done. The road owns the land and the
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

The delegates to the Aberdeen conven-
ton returned to their homes last evening.
Two of the Bismarck delegation, how
ever, went east-Colonel Thompson to
Washington and Dennis Hannifn to
Fargo. There we're about thirty del
egates on the train coming up to James,
town, at which point they were met by a
brass band and reception committee
and escorted to the Klaus house, where
an impromptu banquet was given.
Among the speakers of the evening we're
Judge Francis, and Messrs. Wellington
of Grand Forks, Nickeus of jamestown,
Dodge of Fargo, Russell of Valley City,
Green of Fargo, Rose of Jamestown,
Goodrich of Jamestown and others.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

IT is rumored that E. G. johnson,
who for two years has not been
absent single night from the
editorial and news editors desk on
the Sioux Falls Press-and who is one
of the best writer's on the territorial
press-will shortly start paper at Sioux
Falls in the interest of Judge Palmer,
who will be off the bench in time to be a
candidate for delegate to congress- he
can be induced to take it-by johnson
and his friends.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

E. G. WRIGHT, the democratic war
horse of Sioux Falls, tells another story
when he gets back home from Aberdeen.
He says he opposed Mccormack because
he holds an Office which is contingent
upon continuance of territorial govern
ment. In Aberdeen--privately, after the
convention-he admitted that he had
made an ass of himself upon the floor
and, it is said, Wright makes just such
breaks often - unintentionally some
times-and then has tbs same opinion of
himself afterwards.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23
THE FARMRRs; ALLIANCE. .,

The annual meeting Of the Farmers
Alliance at Huron on the 14th inst, was
the most numerously attended Of any
meeting Of this organization in the terri
tory. Prominent grangers from all over
the territory were present. The secre-
tary's report gave the whole number Of
alliances in the territory as 1856 nearly
1900 members scattered through twenty
eight counties. Among the business
transacted was the consideration Of bills
to be presented to the next Legislature
for passage. The most important was
Mr.. Conklin's usury bill, which was
finally agreed to. It is practically the
same law now in operation in Minnesota,
except that in some respects it is more
rigid. Tt fixes the legal rate of interest
at per cent. and provides that no per-
son, company or corporation shall re-
ceive or agree to take greater sum than
$40 for loan of $100 for one year; in
terest shall not be compounded. If a
greater sum is taken it shall be deemed
usurious and declared void from the be-
ginning. Provision is also made for re-
covering from the original owner or re-
ceiver of a usurious note or bill of ex-
change the full amount of the principal
and interest named in the note or bill of
exchange, computed to the time the same
becomes due.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were as follows: President, Fl. Ii.
Loucks, Clear Lake; vice presidents,
F. B. Fancher, Jamestown J. w. Hardin,
Plankinton; secretary, G. A. Soderburg,
Hartford; treasurer, z. D. Scott, Mil
bank; lecturer, A. D. Chase, Water
town.
The next annual convention will be
held at Jamestown on the second Tues
day in December, 1883.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

THE next issue of the Northwest Mag
azine-Smalley's paper-will contain an
illustrated article of especial interest to
this section. It will be distinctively a
North Dakota issue, illustrating the
more important towns and Industries. A
large edition of this issue will be printed
for eastern circulation, and Mr.. w. 81.
Carman of the business department., who
was in Bismarck yesterday, declares that
the January number will equal any yet
issued, which is certainly gratifying be-
cause Of the we'll known excellence of
each issue of this popular magazine. It
is likely that extra copies can be OBJ
tanned at the news depots in due time.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

IT HAS been said that the Aberdeen
convention was a democraic-adminis
INSTRUMENTATION, and yet some demo-
Gratis in the convention kicked because
the republicans took such an active part,
The Argus-Leader in speaking about the
Minnehaha delegation "admits'' that
Sioux Falls was disregarded by the COM
mittee which named the Washington
Observation-Disclosures didn't get what
she wanted, or something of that sort.
The TRIBUNE doesn't know much about
it, and supposed that the Aberdeen con-
vention was body that wanted but one
Observation-Disclosures honors. And by
the way, a Minnehaha county delegate
was member of the "slate committee of
fifteen" claiming to know what Mime
haha wanted-said he asked both Wright
and Van Epps and neither wanted to go,
so he recommended Winsor--a good law
yer-first in the territory-and Gale, who
was going anyhow-with his wife to
spend the winter-a nice gentleman who
had fat purse and wasn't afraid to
spend it-these were the men he--the
delegate from Minnehaha presented,
and the other members OF the "slate
committee" acquiesced. That was mag
unanimous as well as fair, and Minnehaha,
which seemed to have made mark or
two on the slate, ought to be satisfied.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

The report from Washington this
morning that it is quite probable that
Dakota, Washington and Utah terrific
ries will be favored with statehood en-
abing acts this winter is encouraging
Whether the republicans of the senate
will consent to the admission Of Dakota
as one state or act upon the advice of the
divisionists and await division is de-
batable question but one upon which the
democrats will have decidedly the best of
the argument. If the democrats pass an
enabling act in the house the republican
majority in the senate must 60 on record
and it is not probable that they will re-
fuse to pass the bill. In the light of the
developments at the national capital
Dakotans may have at least some faint
ray of hope. There is but one course
for the democrats to pursue to pass an
enabling act in the house for admission
as one state. This will knock the repub-
lican campaign argument out of the
question and will force the republicans
to accept Dakota as one state or go on
record as opposed to her admission.
This is the general view of the case and
it means the passage of the bill. If the
enabling act is passed the question will
in all proba bility be voted upon at the
next general election and Dakota will
don her statehood clothes in the winter
of1888. This leads one to believe that
the last territorial legislature has con-
vened, and that the next Legislative
assembly will be the first for the state of
Dakota.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

THE memorial to congress passed by
the statehood convention is brief, re-
spectful and to the point. It is as fol-
lows:
To the Congress of the United States:
The people OF Dakota territory assembled
in a delegate convention respectfully rep
resent that they are desirous of the admis-
sion OF the territory of Dakota as a state
into the federal union. We are possessed
OF the requisite population to entitle Da-
kota to representation in the house of rep
resentatives in case Of admission.
We, therefore, earnestly petition for the
passage by congress of an enabling act,
authorizing the election of delegates to a
convention for the purpose OF preparing a
constitution, republican in form to the end
submitted to a vote of the people of said
territory at the next general election for
ratification, and if ratified, that Dakota
territory be admitted into the union as the
state of Dakota.
Submitted herewith is the proceedings
OF the convention of the people Of Dakota,
held at the city of Aberdeen, Dak., Decem-
Der Is, 1887, to all of which we earnestly
invite your attention and pray for favora-
BILE consideration.
The committee to present the memo
rial to congress and lobby for it's pas
sage is composed of the following gentle
men:
Delegates at large-L. G. johnson of
Brown; M. L. Mccormack OF Grand Forks,
and w. E. Dodge OF Cass.
First judicial diStrict-Granville G. Ben
nett OF Lawrence; p. B. Mccarthy of Penn
ington.
Second district-John L. Pennington of
Yankton; R. Fl. Mcbride of DAWSON.
Third distrlct-W. E. Purcell of Rich
land; A. Garnet of Pembina.
Fourth district-C. H. Winsor of Mime
haha; F. A. Gale of Lincoln.
Fifth district-C. T. Mccoy Of Brown; j.
G. Lee of Day.
Sixth district-Wm. Thompson of Bur-
leigh;J. A. Frye of Stutsman.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

paper to the front every day. In some
con communities, however, the press is ap-
preciated to it's full value. For instance,
the people Of !Iuscon, Ariz., by public.
subscription, buy 5000 copies Of their
local paper every month for the purpose
OF write ups" 81 their city. Lamar, Kas.,
recently subscribed $4,000 for a pamphlet
and $l,5O0 for .swrite up in the local
press. The Monitor Of Fort Scott, Kas.,
is.paid 81 900 for talking up the advant-5
ages Of that city. Hutchinson, Kas., pays
the News 800, 200 for running morning
paper, and Newton subscribes $15, 900 to
have the Republican boom that city.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

DELEGATE CLIFFORD, if the dispatch
to the st. Paul Globe is correct which
is doubted-assumes to know great
deal about the Aberdeen convention and
connects M. Fl. Day with it. The TR1B-
UNE doesn't pretend to know much about
the convention, but it does know that
Secretary Mccormack was selected as a
member at large on the committee to
present the memorial to congress wholly
without his solicitation or knowledge.
While he was in sympathy with the move
ment, he was not present at the conven-
tion and had not even an intimation of
his selection on the committee until he
read the daily papers next morning. His
name was chosen because he is a rep
resentative Dakotan and we'll acquainted
In Washington with public men. He is
one of the old timers in Dakota and like
many others he would like to enjoy some
of the benefits of statehood before he dies.
AS for Mr.. Day, it is understood that he
favors division. His name was not
brought out in any shape and it looks as
if Judge Clifford has jumped at con-
clusion, or else the Globe correspondent
misrepresents him. The same dispatch
records bad break on the part of Mr..
Pettigrew, the shrewd politician from
Sioux Falls. Ex-Governor Ordway is in
Washington-always willing to help his
Dakota friends-is interested in a bank
ing institution and said to own some real
estate in Pierre-wants to see the reserva-
tion opened up-and yet Pettigrew and
others, working to the same end, persist
in throwing stones and saying bad things
abont him. This doesn't look like good
policy. The fact that Hon. J. J. Kleiner
refuses to stake part in the discussion"
stamps that gentleman as head and
shoulders above some of his small-bore
companions in sagacity. Mr.. Kleiner is
working for the opening of the Sioux
reservation and he doubtless believes
that "more flies can be caught with
molasses than with vinegar"
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23
THE REYIEW T.ABLE.

II The American Magazine for December
has, of course, all the principal features
of well regulated magazine. q
***
The Christmas number of Wide Awake
is decidedly one Of the handsomest maya
zines yet received $2.4O per year. Bos-
ton. D. Lathrop & Co, publishers.
..s4 s :s5 i.t ~ @35 si.
The fourteenth annual number Of the
Coal Trade Journal is at hand. This is
the only publication in the United States
entirely devoted to the coal trade In
terests.
The TRIBUNE has received copy of
the Bay City Tribune, special edition,
setting forth the advantages Of Bay City,
Mich. 1t is very handsomely gotten up
edition, beautifully colored and il
Illustrated. .
~
brakes Magazine for December is
very attractive and entertaining publica-
ton. The frontespiece, entitled aHis
--latest Yarn is true to life and is g. re-
markably artistic picture reproduced
from a photograph. 0
49,. .l,t ~
The comic side of life is not neglected
in Harper's Magazine for January, 1883.
The full page cut by George Du Maurier
illustrates the ''March of Progress" in
way that every one, even dyspeptic,
can appreciate and laugh over. "a real
Chestnut " is cleverly described by, the
studies Of W. H. Hyde's clever pencil.
x*x
Readers interested in the workings of
high and low tariffs in the various civi-
hzed countries of the word will find an
unusually readable discussion of the
subject by Hon. David A. Wells under
the title of Governmental Interference
with Production and Distribution" in
the forthcoming January number of
''The Popular Science Monthly"
~
From the pen Of Francis E. Sheldon, the
following beautiful lines appear in the
December number of the Overland
Monthly: .,@~
The satin CLINT of trampled stubble fields -'
Is gray as gorgon's face.
Haggard the old year stands and patient shields
The young years froward green against the
cold
The young year, all impatient of the old
And struggling hard to push him from his place.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

AN exchange says the hardest thing Il
newspaper man has to contend with is
his nonability, financially, to set forth the
advantages of his town as he would like
to. People generally have no conception
OF the income necessary TO keep a live
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

As THE democratic administration asks
for something like $25,OO0,OOO more this
current year than was appropriated last
year, it looks as if the surplus will be
reduced in more ways than one.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

ON the committee to present the state
hood memorial to congress, the southern
portion of the territory has nine and the
northern portion six members-two to
one, and yet Wright and some of 'em
kick.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

THAT Irish speech of Senator Ingalls,
was of the good old ringing order and
may have something to do with the nom-
ination of Blaine in '8S. Already some
newspapers are insisting upon the pomi-
nation of Ingalls, for vi~e-president.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

ARTHUR LINN having taken charge of
the Minneapolis Tribune Dakota bureau,
that paper will hereafter be read with
more interest in the territory. Mr.. Linn
is an old timer and can relate many an
interesting anecdote regarding promi-
nent people.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

The delegates who attended the admis-
sion-as-a. whole convention are to be
congratulated upon the dignifed and
quiet manner in which it was conducted.
It was good precedent to establish.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

The great Sioux reservation ought to
be opened up but the friends of the
measure make big mistake in antag-
onizing Senator Dawes. Dawes must be
taken into confidence and convinced. To
disregard him will prove fatal to the sue
cess of the bill
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND desires the
passage of tariff reform bill within
sixty days-must have it in that time to
do himself and party any good. It is
not at all likely he will be accommo-
dated,
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23
BISMARCK WEEKLY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY. DEC q w 49,

one judicial district, with q judge, mar
shal and district attorney; providing for
the holding Of terms Of courts; explains
the powers and jurisdic diction Of such courts;
salary Of United States district Judge to
be- So, 800. Section 80 appropriates $40 1000
to defray the expenses Of each constitu-
tional convention. X III
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23
Land Notes.

Joseph Marcy and Cora Marcy, near
Marcy, proved up yesterday, showing FIVE
has q complete farm. She Is school
teacher as well as her brother, but admits
her success has been through considerable
toll.
George NJ. Stow, formerly q money
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

timber, and needs il for use where it is"
Everything in the matter would be-
straight if the surveys had been made as
they should have been.
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23
The 8isll1arfk TrihAue.
2,lI sBY NJ. ii. JEWELL.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE,

marck Dakota is delivered by carrier to all parts
of the oity at rs cents per week. or 81 per month.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 5.$.s s.8
Daily one month, postage paid. I 90
Daily three months, postage paid, 8 90
Daily six months, postage paid, NJ; 3 on
Daily one year, postage paid, , 10 90
Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-12-23

# The American Magazine for December
has, of course, all the principal features
of a well regulated magazine.